The Penn State College of Agricultural Sciences will collaborate with CRDF Global, an independent nonprofit that promotes international scientific and technical collaboration, to establish the Research and Education Center for Agricultural Technologies in Ukraine. The initiative is supported by $20,000 in seed funding from the Woskob New Century Fund, an endowment that bolsters the University's commitment to fostering connections between Pennsylvania and Ukraine.

Penn State President Eric Barron addressed appropriations committees for both chambers of the Pennsylvania General Assembly on March 24. Barron pledged, through a series of new initiatives and a robust partnership with the Commonwealth, to do everything within his power to promote access to and affordability of a top-flight Penn State education for all Pennsylvanians, and to strengthen the University’s position as a major driver of job creation and economic development.

Have a tuition or other University-related spending question for Penn State President Eric Barron? Penn State students are invited to participate in “President’s Forum on the Penn State Budget” from 4:30 to 5:30 p.m. on March 30 at the Hintz Family Alumni Center's Robb Hall.

Since its formation in July 2014 by President Eric Barron, the Penn State Health Care Advisory Committee has identified areas of opportunity for improved administration and use of health care by the University and its faculty and staff in an effort to develop a sustainable path for health care and medical provider delivery.

The March meeting of the Penn State Board of Trustees, held Friday afternoon (March 20) at the Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center in Hershey, Pa., is now available online, as are video archives of Friday morning's Sexual Assault and Sexual Harassment Task Force report and the public comment session. WPSU offers live webcasts of the trustees' bimonthly meetings and archives footage of each meeting.

The Penn State Board of Trustees today (March 20) approved a proposal to bring the Milton S. Hershey Medical Center and PinnacleHealth System together to form a new health enterprise under the umbrella of Penn State Health. In separate action today, the Board of Trustees appointed the first eight members of the Penn State Health Board of Directors.

What role the University should have when it comes to teaching students life skills such as financial literacy, clarifications to student registration policies and recommendations on employee contributions to Penn State health care costs were a few of the items the Faculty Senate discussed during its March meeting.

Penn State Vice President for Student Affairs Damon Sims provided a report on the work of the University’s sexual assault and harassment task force today (March 20) during a seminar with the Board of Trustees. Sims, who served as chair of the task force, said the University has already begun to take action to implement the 18 recommendations from the task force.

Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center is well positioned for the challenges and opportunities facing the nation’s health care system, according to Dr. A. Craig Hillemeier, dean of Penn State College of Medicine, chief executive officer of Penn State Hershey Medical Center and Health System, and Penn State’s senior vice president for health affairs.